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Andrew Clyde (R-GA)

Impeaching Eleanor Louise Ross, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

H.Res. 1351 · House resolution Law

A Republican resolution with 22 Republican cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

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Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

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What this bill would do

This resolution impeaches Eleanor Louise Ross, a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article I states that Judge Ross engaged in improper sexual activity in her chambers during business hours with a high-ranking police officer involved in court cases, failing to disclose the affair and violating multiple canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. Article II states that Judge Ross engaged in judicial misconduct by attending a partisan political event hosted by a district attorney's campaign and later stating she consumed too many martinis the night before presiding over a court proceeding. Article III states that Judge Ross corruptly obstructed an official proceeding by making material false statements and lying to the Chief Circuit Judge and Chief District Judge during the initial investigation into her conduct. The text concludes that Judge Ross should be removed from office.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The resolution addresses and seeks accountability for judicial misconduct, promoting integrity within the federal judiciary.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.